TS3554 Tried setting login password on recently returned iMac after Seagate hard drive replaced. No space to type in a password or confirm it appeared so I chickened out and clicked on red dot to shut down window. I did, however, put my name as admin. now

Tried setting login password onto iMac after it returned from Seagate exchange hard drive. Upgraded from leopard, snow leopard and currently upgraded to Lion, so as to have iCloud.Typed my name in as administrator and waited for a space to appear to type in password and confirm it. No space appeared so I shut that window down. Put iMac to sleep and when I returned and tried to access computer, it asks for a password which I did not put in! Now I'm stuffed. Cannot get into computer at all. Help appreciated. I'm not a techno wizard.

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